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Israel bombed a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria on Friday morning not long after its reopening, in another violation of a fragile ceasefire deal signed last week.

, Lebanon’s northernmost coastal point in the Akkar district, cutting it off from neighbouring Syria, the state-run National News Agency confirmed.

The road had only recently been reopened after it was already struck by Israel during its ferocious bombardment of Lebanon, which intensified from September until the recent truce.

connecting Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel governorate and Syria’s Homs governorate was also hit, said Lebanon’s Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh.

Israel bombed most border crossings into Syria during the war, believed to be a way of cutting supply routes for the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

The Israeli army said that it launched airstrikes in Syria targeting "hubs transporting combat means and terrorist infrastructure that were placed near the border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, and were used to transport combat means to Hezbollah... part of efforts aimed at striking the transfer of weapons from Syria to Lebanon," the army added.

Year-long fighting with Hezbollah spiralled into a full-blown war in September, until a US-brokered ceasefire deal came into effect on 27 November stipulating thatÌýarms belonging to Hezbollah and other militias should be handed over to state authorities.

It also states that no arms should be transported into Lebanon without state approval and Israel has warned it will continue to strike any flow of arms into Lebanon from Syria meant to reach Hezbollah.

Israel has violated the truce 140 times since it was agreed, particularly in southern Lebanon’s border region where Israeli forces are still present.

Gunfire and at least one explosion were heard in Aytaroun Friday morning, just on the outskirts of Bint Jbeil, as Israeli forces reportedly moved into the town’s centre.

The Israeli military has continued to demolish homes in border areas, claiming it was to dismantle Hezbollah military installations, and has repeatedly warned residents from approaching the no-go zone.

The Israeli army has 60 days to withdraw in line with the ceasefire deal, and Hezbollah must move north of the Litani River and the Lebanese deployed south.

There are concerns in Lebanon that Israel could launch war again on the country if the truce collapses.

Israel said it intercepted a drone on Friday over the Galilee, adding that it was investigating the incident and whether it was sent by Hezbollah, although later reports stated it was a false alarm.